The new McCarthyism is pro-Israel: Legal groups slam NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo for creating

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“unconstitutional” blacklist of BDS supporters

Source: Salon

Legislators in states throughout the U.S. are trying to push through pro-Israel bills that would punish Palestinian human rights advocates who endorse boycotts like those organized in order to combat U.S.-backed apartheid in South Africa.

Legal groups have long warned that this legislation amounts to “21st-century McCarthyism” and would create discriminatory “blacklists” of Palestinian solidarity activists.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has propelled this neo-McCarthyite movement to the next level, amid intense pressure from pro-Israel groups.

For months, the New York legislature has unsuccessfully tried to pass anti-boycott legislation. Cuomo circumvented this legal process completely on Sunday and signed a surprise executive order that punishes institutions that support a boycott of Israel on behalf of Palestinian human rights.

Read more: http://www.salon.com/2016/06/06/the_new_mccarthyism_is_pro_israel_legal_groups_slam_ny_gov_andrew_cuomo_for_creating_unconstitutional_blacklist_of_bds_supporters/